Novel and important benefits of vitamin D and the problems associated with vitamin D deficiency will be discussed at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Fifteenth Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress, April 26-30, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Originally known as a vitamin that aids the body's absorption of calcium, current studies have drawn attention to the role it plays in maintaining good health and preventing disease. Some evidence suggests that a deficiency of vitamin D may be associated with many chronic diseases, including common cancers, autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis as well as cardiovascular heart disease.
Michael Holick, MD, Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine and author of The UV Advantage will present his findings to the nations' endocrinologists at their yearly meeting. Dr. Holick, a leading investigator of the functions of vitamin D, will provide members of the audience with an in-depth discussion on the signs of vitamin D deficiency; a condition which often goes unrecognized in some patients.
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